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 competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics

1952 Winter Olympics

The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games, took place in Oslo, Norway, from 14 to 25 February 1952. Discussions about Oslo hosting the Winter Olympic Games began as early as 1935; the city wanted to host the 1948 Games, but World War II made that impossible...

 in Oslo

Oslo

Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

, Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

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Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
		Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway, the six alpine skiing events were held from Thursday, February 14 to Wednesday, February 20, 1952.The giant slalom made its Olympic debut, and the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until 1988...	Women's giant slalom Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics - Women's giant slalom The women's alpine skiing giant slalom event was part of the alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics programme. It was the first appearance of the event. The competition was held on Thursday, February 14, 1952 and started at 1 p.m.....
		Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway, the six alpine skiing events were held from Thursday, February 14 to Wednesday, February 20, 1952.The giant slalom made its Olympic debut, and the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until 1988...	Women's slalom
		Figure skating Figure skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics At the 1952 Winter Olympics, three figure skating events were contested. Compulsory figures were skated at the outdoor Jordal Amfi rink, while the free skating portions of the competition were held at the huge Bislett Stadion, on a regulation-sized ice surface set inside the speed skating track...	Men's singles
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics At the 1952 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. The competitions were held from Saturday, February 16 to Tuesday, February 19, 1952.-Medal summary:-Participating nations:Seven speed skaters competed in all four events....	Men's 500 metres Speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics - Men's 500 metres The 500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Saturday, February 16, 1952 at 3 p.m..Forty-one speed skaters from 14 nations competed.-Medalists:-Records:...
	Patrick Martin Patrick Martin (bobsleigh) Patrick Henry Martin was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s...	Bobsleigh Bobsleigh at the 1952 Winter Olympics At the 1952 Winter Olympics, two bobsleigh events were contested. The two-man competition was held on Thursday, February 14, 1952 and on Friday, February 15, 1952 while the four-man competition was held on Thursday, February 21, 1952 and on Friday, February 22, 1952.-Medal summary:-Participating...	Two-man Bobsleigh at the 1952 Winter Olympics - Two-man The two-man bobsleigh results at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. The competition was held on Thursday, February 14, 1952 and on Friday, February 15, 1952.-Medallists:-Results:-References:*...
	Stanley Benham Stanley Benham Stanley "Stan" Delong Benham was an American bobsledder who competed from the late 1940s to the early 1960s... Howard Crossett Howard Crossett Howard Wallace Crossett was an American bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.-References:**... Patrick Martin Patrick Martin (bobsleigh) Patrick Henry Martin was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s...	Bobsleigh Bobsleigh at the 1952 Winter Olympics At the 1952 Winter Olympics, two bobsleigh events were contested. The two-man competition was held on Thursday, February 14, 1952 and on Friday, February 15, 1952 while the four-man competition was held on Thursday, February 21, 1952 and on Friday, February 22, 1952.-Medal summary:-Participating...	Four-man Bobsleigh at the 1952 Winter Olympics - Four-man The four-man bobsleigh results at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. The competition was held on Thursday, February 21, 1952 and on Friday, February 22, 1952.-Medallists:-Results:-References:*...
		Figure skating Figure skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics At the 1952 Winter Olympics, three figure skating events were contested. Compulsory figures were skated at the outdoor Jordal Amfi rink, while the free skating portions of the competition were held at the huge Bislett Stadion, on a regulation-sized ice surface set inside the speed skating track...	Ladies' singles
	Peter Kennedy	Figure skating Figure skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics At the 1952 Winter Olympics, three figure skating events were contested. Compulsory figures were skated at the outdoor Jordal Amfi rink, while the free skating portions of the competition were held at the huge Bislett Stadion, on a regulation-sized ice surface set inside the speed skating track...	Pairs
	United States men's national ice hockey team	Ice hockey Ice hockey at the 1952 Winter Olympics The Ice hockey medalists at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Games were mainly played at the Jordal Amfi Arena, as well as the stadiums at Dælenenga, Kadettangen, Marienlyst and Lillestrøm...	Men's competition Ice hockey at the 1952 Winter Olympics The Ice hockey medalists at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Games were mainly played at the Jordal Amfi Arena, as well as the stadiums at Dælenenga, Kadettangen, Marienlyst and Lillestrøm...
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics At the 1952 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. The competitions were held from Saturday, February 16 to Tuesday, February 19, 1952.-Medal summary:-Participating nations:Seven speed skaters competed in all four events....	Men's 500 metres Speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics - Men's 500 metres The 500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Saturday, February 16, 1952 at 3 p.m..Forty-one speed skaters from 14 nations competed.-Medalists:-Records:...
		Figure skating Figure skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics At the 1952 Winter Olympics, three figure skating events were contested. Compulsory figures were skated at the outdoor Jordal Amfi rink, while the free skating portions of the competition were held at the huge Bislett Stadion, on a regulation-sized ice surface set inside the speed skating track...	Men's singles

Alpine skiing

Men

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Brooks Dodge	Downhill					2:52.2	32
Jack Reddish Jack Reddish For the English footballer of the same name see Jack Reddish Jack Nichols Reddish was an American alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics....						2:41.5	14
Dick Buek Dick Buek Dick Buek , born Richard Buek, was an American downhill ski racer and later a daredevil stunt pilot. A fiance of champion snow skier Jill Kinmont, whose tragic life story was made into the inspirational hit Hollywood motion picture The Other Side of the Mountain , Dick died in a plane crash at the...						2:39.1	12
Bill Beck						2:33.3	5
David Lawrence	Giant Slalom					2:48.6	35
Jack Nagel						2:42.0	29
Jack Reddish Jack Reddish For the English footballer of the same name see Jack Reddish Jack Nichols Reddish was an American alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics....						2:39.5	24
Brooks Dodge						2:32.6	6
Jack Nagel	Slalom	1:07.3	35	Did not advance
Darrell Robinson Darrell Robinson Darrell Robinson is an American former track and field athlete who specialized in the 400-meter dash. He set a US high school and world junior record of 44.69 seconds in the 400 m at the age of 18. He was in the world's top-five 400 m runners in 1985 and 1986...		1:05.1	25 Q	1:05.1	18	2:10.2	22
Jack Reddish Jack Reddish For the English footballer of the same name see Jack Reddish Jack Nichols Reddish was an American alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics....		1:02.5	13 Q	1:06.5	23	2:09.0	17
Brooks Dodge		1:01.4	8 Q	1:03.3	11	2:04.7	9

Women

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jannette Burr Jannette Burr Jannette Weston Burr is a former American alpine skier from Sun Valley, Idaho. In 1970, she was inducted into the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame.-World championships:* 1954 World Championships in Åre, Sweden...	Downhill					DSQ	–
Katy Rodolph						1:57.4	23
Betty Weir						1:55.7	19
Andrea Mead-Lawrence Andrea Mead-Lawrence Andrea Mead Lawrence was an American alpine ski racer. She competed in three Winter Olympics and was the first American alpine skier to win two Olympic gold medals.-Skiing career:...						1:55.3	17
Sandra Borg						–	–
Jannette Burr Jannette Burr Jannette Weston Burr is a former American alpine skier from Sun Valley, Idaho. In 1970, she was inducted into the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame.-World championships:* 1954 World Championships in Åre, Sweden...	Giant Slalom					2:19.2	22
Imogene Opton						2:15.8	15
Katy Rodolph						2:11.7	5
Andrea Mead-Lawrence Andrea Mead-Lawrence Andrea Mead Lawrence was an American alpine ski racer. She competed in three Winter Olympics and was the first American alpine skier to win two Olympic gold medals.-Skiing career:...						2:06.8
Katy Rodolph	Slalom	1:17.6	31	1:06.4	4	2:24.0	21
Jannette Burr Jannette Burr Jannette Weston Burr is a former American alpine skier from Sun Valley, Idaho. In 1970, she was inducted into the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame.-World championships:* 1954 World Championships in Åre, Sweden...		1:11.2	19	1:09.3	15	2:20.5	15
Imogene Opton		1:07.4	5	1:06.7	5	2:14.1	5
Andrea Mead-Lawrence Andrea Mead-Lawrence Andrea Mead Lawrence was an American alpine ski racer. She competed in three Winter Olympics and was the first American alpine skier to win two Olympic gold medals.-Skiing career:...		1:07.2	4	1:03.4	1	2:10.6

Bobsleigh

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
			Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
USA-1	Stanley Benham Stanley Benham Stanley "Stan" Delong Benham was an American bobsledder who competed from the late 1940s to the early 1960s... Patrick Martin Patrick Martin (bobsleigh) Patrick Henry Martin was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s...	Two-man	1:22.03	2	1:22.12	2	1:21.21	2	1:21.53	3	5:26.89
USA-2	Frederick Fortune Frederick Fortune Frederick "Fred" Joseph Fortune, Jr. is an American bobsledder who competed from the late 1940s to the mid 1960s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the two-man event at St. Moritz in 1948... John L. Helmer John L. Helmer John Leslie Helmer was an American bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. He finished seventh in the two-man event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.-References:*...	Two-man	1:23.46	7	1:24.48	8	1:23.15	7	1:22.73	5	5:33.82	7

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
			Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
USA-1	Stanley Benham Stanley Benham Stanley "Stan" Delong Benham was an American bobsledder who competed from the late 1940s to the early 1960s... Patrick Martin Patrick Martin (bobsleigh) Patrick Henry Martin was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s... Howard Crossett Howard Crossett Howard Wallace Crossett was an American bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.-References:**... James Atkinson James Atkinson (bobsleigh) James Neil Atkinson was an American bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo....	Four-man	1:17.44	2	1:17.78	2	1:16.72	2	1:18.54	4	5:10.48
USA-2	James Bickford James Bickford James John Bickford was an American bobsledder who competed from the late 1930s to the mid 1950s. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the four-man event at St... Hubert Miller Hubert Miller Hubert E. Miller was an American bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1953 FIBT World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen... Maurice R. Severino Maurice R. Severino Maurice Richard Severino was an American bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. He finished ninth in the four-man event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.... Joseph Scott Joseph Scott (bobsleigh) Robert Joseph Scott was an American bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. He finished ninth in the four-man event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.-References:*...	Four-man	1:19.13	8	1:19.97	11	1:19.49	11	1:21.09	11	5:19.68	9

Cross-country skiing

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
18 km	John Caldwell	1'25:42	73
	Robert Pidacks	1'18:25	72
	George Hovland George Hovland George Hovland, Jr. is an American cross country skier who has been competing since the 1950s. He competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. He is a four-time Central USSA four-event champion He has completed every Birkebeiner with the exception of the first one...	1'18:05	71
	John Burton	1'16:47	67
	Tom Jacobs	1'16:43	66
	Wendell Broomhall	1'14:06	57
	Theodore A. Farwell Theodore A. Farwell Theodore Austin Farwell, Jr. was an American nordic skier who competed in the 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics, he finished 11th in the nordic combined event and 43rd in the 18 km cross country skiing event....	1'11:54	43

Men's 4 x 10 km relay

Athletes	Race
	Time	Rank
George Hovland George Hovland George Hovland, Jr. is an American cross country skier who has been competing since the 1950s. He competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. He is a four-time Central USSA four-event champion He has completed every Birkebeiner with the exception of the first one... John C. Burton John C. Burton John Cotton Burton was an American cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. He finished 67th in the 18 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.... Theodore A. Farwell Theodore A. Farwell Theodore Austin Farwell, Jr. was an American nordic skier who competed in the 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics, he finished 11th in the nordic combined event and 43rd in the 18 km cross country skiing event.... Wendell Broomhall	2'53:28	12

Figure skating

Men

Athlete	CF	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Hayes Alan Jenkins Hayes Alan Jenkins Hayes Alan Jenkins , an American figure skater, led men's skating for 4 years, 1953-56. He won four consecutive World Figure Skating Championships from 1953 to 1956. He also won the gold medal in the 1956 Winter Olympics, after placing 4th in the 1952 Winter Olympics. His brother David Jenkins...	5	3	174.589	40	4
James Grogan James Grogan James Grogan was an American figure skater. He won the bronze medal at the 1952 Oslo Olympics. He won four silver medals at the United States Figure Skating Championships and at the World Figure Skating Championships...	3	2	180.822	24
Dick Button Dick Button Richard Totten "Dick" Button is an American former figure skater and a well-known long-time skating television analyst. He is a two-time Olympic Champion and five-time World Champion...	1	1	192.256	9

Women

Athlete	CF	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Virginia Baxter Virginia Baxter Virginia "Ginny" Baxter was an American figure skater from Detroit. She won the bronze medal at the United States Figure Skating Championships three times and captured the bronze at the 1952 World Figure Skating Championships...	8	1	152.211	50	5
Sonya Klopfer Sonya Klopfer Sonya Klopfer Dunfield is an American figure skater. She is the 1951 U.S. national champion. Having won at age 15, she was the youngest U.S. ladies' champion until Tara Lipinski won in 1997 at age 14. Klopfer is a two-time World medalist...	3	5	154.633	33	4
Tenley Albright Tenley Albright Tenley Emma Albright, M.D. is an American figure skater. She is the 1956 Olympic champion in Ladies' Singles, 1952 Olympic silver medalist, the 1953 & 1955 World Champion, the 1953 & 1955 North American champion, and the 1952–1956 U.S...	2	3	159.133	22

Pairs

Athletes	Points	Places	Rank
Janet Gerhauser Janet Gerhauser Janet Jean Gerhauser Carpenter was an American pair skater who competed with John Nightingale, twice winning the silver medal at the United States Figure Skating Championships and taking part in the 1952 Winter Olympic Games... John Nightingale John Nightingale (figure skater) John Nightingale was an American figure skater. He most notably competed in pairs with partner Janet Gerhauser, twice winning the silver medal at the United States Figure Skating Championships and taking part in the 1952 Winter Olympic Games...	10.289	54	6
Karol Kennedy Karol Kennedy Karol Estelle Kennedy Kucher was an American pair skater. With her brother, Peter, she won five U.S. Championship titles from 1948-1952... Peter Kennedy	11.178	17.5

Ice hockey

The tournament was run in a round robin format with nine teams participating.

Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
	8	7	0	1	71	14	15
	8	6	1	1	43	21	13
	9	7	2	0	53	22	14
	9	6	3	0	50	23	12
	8	4	4	0	40	40	8
	8	2	5	1	21	56	5
	8	2	6	0	21	60	4
	8	1	6	1	21	53	3
	8	0	8	0	15	46	0

• Norway 2-3 USA
• USA 8-2 Germany FR
• USA 8-2 Finland
• USA 8-2 Switzerland
• Sweden 4-2 USA
• USA 5-3 Poland
• USA 6-3 Czechoslovakia
• Canada 3-3 USA

Silver:

Alfred Van Allen André Gambucci Andre Gambucci Andre Peter "Andy" Gambucci is an American ice hockey player. He won a silver medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics.- References :... Arnold Oss Arnold Oss Arnold Carl Oss, Jr. is an American ice hockey player. He won a silver medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics.- References :... Clifford Harrison Clifford Harrison Clifford "Cliff" Harrison was an American ice hockey player who competed in the Olympic games in 1952. He was a member of the national team that won the silver medal in Oslo. He was born in Walpole, Massachusetts. He attended Dartmouth College.-References:... Donald Whiston Donald Whiston Donald Francis "Don" Whiston is an American ice hockey player. He won a silver medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics.- References :... Gerald Kilmartin Gerald Kilmartin Gerald "Gerry" Walsh Kilmartin is an American ice hockey player. He won a silver medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics.... James Sedin James Sedin James Walter "Jim" Sedin is an American ice hockey player. He won a silver medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics.- References :... John Mulhern John Mulhern John Francis "Jack" Mulhern was an American ice hockey player. He won a silver medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics.- References :... John Noah John Noah John Michael Noah is an American ice hockey player. He won a silver medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics.- References :... Joseph Czarnota Joseph Czarnota Joseph John "Joe" Czarnota was an American ice hockey player. He won a silver medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics.- References :... Kenneth Yackel Leonard Ceglarski Richard Desmond Richard Desmond Richard Clive Desmond is an English publisher and businessman. He is the owner of Express Newspapers and founder in 1974 of Northern & Shell, which publishes various celebrity magazines, such as OK! and New!, and British national newspapers Daily Star and Daily Express... Robert Rompre Robert Rompre Robert Edward "Bob" Rompre was an American ice hockey player who won a silver medal with the United States men's national ice hockey team at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.... Ruben Bjorkman

Nordic combined

Events:

• 18 km cross-country skiing
• normal hill ski jumping

The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event

Cross-country skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics

The 1952 Winter Olympics cross-country skiing competition consisted of three events for men and the first women's cross-country competition at an Olympic Games, of 10 km. The competitions were held from Monday, February 18 to Saturday, February 23, 1952.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal...

, meaning that athletes competing here were skiing for two disciplines at the same time. Details can be found above in this article, in the cross-country skiing section.

The ski jumping (normal hill) event was held separate from the main medal event of ski jumping, results can be found in the table below (athletes were allowed to perform three jumps, the best two jumps were counted and are shown here).

Athlete	Event	Cross-country		Ski Jumping				Total
		Points	Rank	Distance 1	Distance 2	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Paul Wegeman	Individual	DNF	–	58.5	58.5	187.0	19	DNF	–
John Caldwell		155.273	22	57.5	58.0	146.5	25	301.773	22
Tom Jacobs		187.939	19	57.0	56.0	179.5	21	367.439	21
Theodore Farwell		205.454	13	60.0	60.0	196.0	13	401.454	11

Ski jumping

Athlete	Event	Jump 1			Jump 2			Total
		Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Willis Olson	Normal hill	62.5	100.5	18	62.0	93.0	31	193.5	22
Art Tokle		62.5	100.5	18	63.0	99.0	20	199.5	18
Keith Wegeman		62.5	102.0	16	61.5	102.5	11	204.5	12
Art Devlin Art Devlin (ski jumper) Arthur "Art" Donovan Devlin was an American ski jumper who competed during the 1950s. A native of Lake Placid, New York, he finished fifth in the individual large hill at the 1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships which were held in Lake Placid...		63.5	104.0	13	60.5	97.5	23	201.5	15

Speed skating

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
500 m	Bobby Fitzgerald	44.9	15
	Johnny Werket	44.5	11
	Don McDermott Don McDermott Donald "Don" Joseph McDermott is an American former speed skater. He was born in The Bronx, New York.At the 1952 Olympics in Oslo McDermott was silver medalist on the 500 meter.-References:...	43.9
	Ken Henry	43.2
1500 m	Pat McNamara	2:25.5	18
	Ken Henry	2:25.0	17
	Johnny Werket	2:24.3	12
5000 m	Al Broadhurst	9:09.2	34
	Chuck Burke	9:06.4	33
	Ken Henry	8:59.9	29
	Pat McNamara	8:53.4	24
10,000 m	Johnny Werket	DNF	–
	Chuck Burke	19:07.1	27
	Al Broadhurst	18:44.2	25
	Pat McNamara	18:08.7	16